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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
No Fear in Education Act – Student Protection in School [HB-1247]
Requiring each public school and certain nonpublic schools to have at least two trained individuals who have a handgun permit and carry a handgun or at least two school resource officers who carry firearms; requiring each county board of education and certain nonpublic schools to report certain information to the Maryland Center for School Safety; requiring the School Safety Grant Program to provide grants to certain schools for a single-point-of-entry system and bullet-resistant glass for classrooms; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2019
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Public Buildings – Diaper–Changing Facilities [HB-1244]
Requiring, except under certain circumstances, that a diaper-changing facility be installed in certain public restrooms in certain public buildings; requiring the Board of Public Works, through the Department of General Services, to adopt certain standards; providing that the Department of General Services, the University System of Maryland, and the Department of Transportation are responsible for the enforcement of certain provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Second Reading Passed With Amendments on 04/08/2019
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Public School Students – Vision Services – Reporting [HB-1242]
Requiring the State Department of Education and the Maryland Department of Health to jointly study and assess the number of students identified by vision screenings who need and receive services, the no- or low-cost eye exam or eyeglasses programs that are available, and whether parents are aware of the no- or low-cost eye exams and eyeglass programs; and requiring the departments to jointly report on vision screening matters to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Third Reading Passed (138-0) on 03/18/2019
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Tanning Devices - Use by Minors [HB-124]
Repealing the exemption authorizing a parent or legal guardian of a minor to provide written consent for the minor to use a tanning device; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to make available to each tanning facility a notice to be conspicuously posted in the facility regarding use of the facility by minors, penalties for violations of the Act, and health risks associated with tanning; providing that the Act does not apply to the use of phototherapy devices by certain health care practitioners; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 440 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Contracts - Certification of Pay Equity Compliance - Requirement [HB-1236]
Requiring certain employers to have a certificate of pay equity compliance issued by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry; requiring a custodian of public records to deny the inspection of the part of a public record that contains certain data related to equal pay certificates; prohibiting certain units from entering into a certain contract unless a certain employer has a certain certificate; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/26/2019
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Healthy Climate Initiative [HB-1235]
Establishing a Healthy Climate Initiative in the Department of the Environment for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of the Environment to administer certain schedules of greenhouse gas pollution charges; requiring the Secretary to delegate certain collection and rebate functions to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to carry out certain functions; requiring the collection of a certain greenhouse gas pollution charge on certain fuels and certain greenhouse gas-emitting priorities for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/19/2019
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Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Elevated Blood Lead Levels and Environmental Investigations (Maryland Healthy Children Act) [HB-1233]
Reducing the elevated blood lead level that initiates certain case management, notification, and lead risk reduction requirements in owner-occupied and affected properties; altering certain notification requirements triggered by the results of a certain blood test; requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt certain regulations, on or before July 1, 2020, for conducting certain environmental investigations in accordance with certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 341 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Restorative Schools Fund and Grants - Establishment [HB-1229]
Establishing the Restorative Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems and individual schools for training on and implementation and evaluation of restorative approaches that build and sustain positive learning communities; requiring the State Department of Education, under certain circumstances, to develop processes and procedures for a local school system or an individual school to apply for a certain grant and for awarding a certain grant; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Computer Science Courses [HB-1224]
Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, to submit a report on or before April 30 each year to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly on computer science courses offered in public schools in the county in the prior school year; requiring each county board to include certain information in the report and post certain data on its website; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2019
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Calvert County – Soil Percolation Tests – Validity [HB-1219]
Requiring a soil percolation test conducted on an unimproved property in Calvert County to remain valid for at least 20 years under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Fisher
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use - Prescribing and Dispensing [HB-1217]
Authorizing a pharmacist who meets the requirements of certain regulations to prescribe and dispense aids for the cessation of the use of tobacco products; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, by September 1, 2020, to adopt certain regulations; requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program to provide coverage for certain services rendered by a licensed pharmacist under the Act to the same extent as certain services rendered by any other licensed health care practitioner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/08/2019
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Property Tax - Collection of Unpaid Taxes and Tax Sales [HB-1209]
Establishing a State Tax Sale Ombudsman in the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; authorizing the governing body of a county or a municipal corporation to withhold from tax sale a dwelling owned by a homeowner who meets certain criteria; requiring certain notices sent to property owners whose properties are subject to tax sale to include a certain summary of the tax sale process and certain information concerning the State Tax Sale Ombudsman; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 730 on 05/25/2019
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Board of Restorative Practices in Schools - Establishment [HB-1208]
Establishing the Board of Restorative Practices in Schools to study and analyze disciplinary policies and restorative practices in State public schools; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Board; providing that the term of a selected member is 4 years; providing for staggered terms of selected members; requiring the Board to make recommendations regarding legislative and budgetary proposals for policies that reduce the school-to-prison pipeline and to report to the General Assembly by October 1 of each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Data Matching [HB-1206]
Requiring each county board of education to convert certain student information into census tract and block numbers in a certain manner; requiring the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center and the Comptroller to jointly develop a certain protocol for the transfer and matching of certain information to produce certain aggregated information; requiring the Center and Comptroller to jointly develop certain data privacy and security standards for the Comptroller to utilize for a certain protocol; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 729 on 05/25/2019
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Involuntary Commitment - Procedures for Admission [HB-1204]
Authorizing local correctional facilities to apply for involuntary admission to a certain facility of a certain inmate if the Behavioral Health Administration agrees to pay certain expenses; prohibiting the Administration from refusing to admit an inmate based on the source of the referral of the inmate; requiring a certain examining physician to disclose the need for a certain order to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2019
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Maryland Medical Assistance - Telepsychiatry - Requirements [HB-1200]
Altering certain coverage and reimbursement requirements for psychiatric health care services delivered through telemedicine under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide coverage of and reimbursement for certain psychiatric health care services that are delivered through telepsychiatry; deeming a psychiatric health care service provided through telepsychiatry to be equivalent to a certain psychiatric health care service for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Task Force on Educational Outcomes of Pregnant and Parenting Students in High School and GED Programs [HB-1201]
Establishing the Task Force on Educational Outcomes of Pregnant and Parenting Students in High School and GED Programs; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to track and assess, identify, determine, and make recommendations regarding certain matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly on or before June 30, 2021; terminating the Act after June 30, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/08/2019
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Health - Maryland Fetal Heartbeat Protection Act [HB-1195]
Repealing certain provisions of law related to prohibiting the State from interfering with the decision of a woman to terminate a pregnancy under certain circumstances; requiring a physician to inform a woman seeking an abortion of certain information under certain circumstances; prohibiting a physician from performing an abortion before a physician determines whether the fetus has a detectable heartbeat and if a fetal heartbeat has been detected under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2019
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Natural Resources Protection Program of 2019 [HB-1194]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a Natural Resources Protection Program through a contractual relationship with a third-party organization to provide rewards of financial compensation to individuals and nonprofit organizations that report violations of natural resources and conservation laws; providing the purpose of the program is to augment law enforcement activities for State parks, waters, forest, and land; requiring the Department and the third-party organization to submit a certain annual report by October 1; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Third Reading Passed (138-0) on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Election Law - Permanent Absentee Ballot List [HB-119]
Requiring guidelines for absentee voting established by the State Board of Elections to provide for a permanent absentee ballot list; providing that all voters are eligible for permanent absentee ballot status; authorizing a voter to apply for permanent absentee ballot status by completing and submitting certain documentation; allowing a voter to apply for permanent absentee ballot status at any time; prohibiting a voter from receiving an absentee ballot for the next election if the application is made after a certain deadline; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 2/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2019